Colorful Wedges Baby Blanket
Our Colorful Wedges Baby Blanket embraces the simplicity of garter stitch and throws in the diversion of simple short rows. It’s a wonderful project for dispelling any notions that short rows are difficult, and by the time your blanket is finished, you’ll be a short row pro (if you aren’t one already)!
Our soft and elegant Mulberry Merino works up beautifully in garter stitch and comes in a ton of stunning colors. If you’re like me, you’ll find yourself looking forward to each and every color change… A truly fun project all around!
Portable enough to take along on your summer trips, our Colorful Wedges Baby Blanket is knitting at its most stress-free and rewarding! Enjoy! -Kristy
Designed by Purl Soho designer, Kristina McGowan. Click here to see even more of Kristina’s designs!
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Materials
• 7 skeins of Purl Soho’s Mulberry Merino, 80% extra fine merino wool, and 20% mulberry silk approximately (NOTE: We no longer offer Mulberry Merino, but choose from one of our other sport weight yarns.)
- Color A: 1 skein; approximately 91 yards required
- Color B: 2 skeins; approximately 455 yards required
- Color C: 1 skein; approximately 91 yards required
- Color D: 1 skein; approximately 91 yards required
- Color E: 1 skein; approximately 91 yards required
- Color F: 1 skein; approximately 91 yards required
You’ll also need…
• US 5 (3.75 mm), 24-inch circular needles
Pink Sunrise
Shown from the bottom to the top…
Yarn A: 1 skein of Purl Soho’s Mulberry Merino in Ochre Yellow
Yarn B: 2 skeins of Mulberry Merino in Heirloom White
Yarn C: 1 skein of Mulberry Merino in Pink Grapefruit
Yarn D: 1 skein of Mulberry Merino in Super Pink
Yarn E: 1 skein of Mulberry Merino in Oyster Gray
Yarn F: 1 skein of Mulberry Merino in Artemisia Green
Blue Sky
Shown from the bottom to the top…
Yarn A: 1 skein of Purl Soho’s Mulberry Merino in Black Green
Yarn B: 2 skeins of Mulberry Merino in Heirloom White
Yarn C: 1 skein of Mulberry Merino in Green Turquoise
Yarn D: 1 skein of Mulberry Merino in Peacock Blue
Yarn E: 1 skein of Mulberry Merino in Artemisia Green
Yarn F: 1 skein of Mulberry Merino in Oyster Gray
Gauge
20 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch
Size
Finished Dimensions: Approximately 30 inches wide x 30 inches long
Notes
Wrp-t: Keeping the yarn in back, slip the next stitch purlwise from the left needle to the right needle. Bring the yarn to the front. Return the slipped stitch to the left needle. Turn the work.
Working wrapped stitches: In this pattern, you do not need to work the wraps with the wrapped stitches. Just knit the wrapped stitches as regular knit stitches.
Pattern
Wedge 1
With Color A, cast on 150 stitches. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.
Row 1 (right side): Knit to end of row.
Row 2 (wrong side): K144, wrp-t (see Notes, above).
Row 3: Knit to end of row.
Row 4: Knit to five stitches before previous wrapped stitch, wrp-t. (Note: You’ll know you’re wrapping the correct stitch if there are 4 regular knit stitches between wrapped stitches.)
Repeat Rows 3 and 4 until you wrap the fifth stitch from the beginning, and end with Row 3.
Next Row (wrong side): K150 to end of row (see Notes, above).
Cut Yarn A.
Wedge 2
Row 1 (right side): With Yarn B, K5, wrp-t.
Row 2 (wrong side): Knit to end of row.
Row 3: Knit to previous wrapped stitch, knit that stitch, then k4, wrp-t.
Repeat Rows 2 and 3 until you have wrapped the fifth stitch from the end of the row, and end with Row 2.
Next Row (right side): K150 to end of row.
Next Row (wrong side): Repeat the last row.
Cut Yarn B.
Wedges 3 – 10
With Yarn C, repeat Wedge 1.
With Yarn B, repeat Wedge 2.
With Yarn D, repeat Wedge 1.
With Yarn B, repeat Wedge 2.
With Yarn E, repeat Wedge 1.
With Yarn B, repeat Wedge 2.
With Yarn F, repeat Wedge 1.
With Yarn B, repeat Wedge 2, ending one row before the last row.
Bind off all stitches.
Finish
Weave in ends and block as desired.
I want to knit this baby blanket using the Kersti Merino Crepe (more colors to choose from). How many skeins of each color will I need using the Kersti? (As the yardage differs from the yarn used in your sample.) Thanks for your assistance.
Hi Lee,
Thanks for writing in! I think that this blanket would be lovely using Kersti! For each of the contrast colors, you will need 1 skein and for the main color you will need 4 or 5 depending on your gauge!
I hope that this helps and happy knitting!
Cassy
Thank you for the information. I’m still wondering how that works out, because the suggested yarn in your sample has quite a bit more yardage per skein than the Kersti. Can you please clarify? Thanks.
Hi Lee,
Thanks for writing back! In the original yarn, we use less than half a skein of each of the contrast colors. I find that it helps to see that for the 5 color stripes, we only use 2 skeins of the main color. If you were making the blanket in the original yarn, you could purchase 2 additional skeins of the main color and make 2 blankets!
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
Yes, that answers my question. Thank you for your help.
I’m interested in scaling this up to a crib or throw blanket. Do you have any recommendations? Would the same techniques translate well to a bulkier yarn like the Supersoft Merino?
Hi Julia,
Thanks for writing in! Due to the nature of this pattern, the best way to scale it up, is to use a thicker yarn and larger needles. You can also always add additional wedges to increase the length! I think that the blanket would be lovely in a thicker yarn, just be sure to knit a gauge swatch to see which needles will make the most pleasing fabric! This will also give you an idea of how large the blanket will be. Once you know the number of stitches per inch that you are getting, you can divide the cast on number by your stitches per inch and that will tell you how wide the blanket will be at your gauge.
Happy knitting!
Cassy
Hi there. I too fell victim to wedge one being too big thus making the blanket lopsided. I did it realise until over half way through the Project I think this was caused by admitting only four stitches before turning instead of five giving me the 60 Rose required for the Coloured wedge. To remedy this I will knit another white wedge at the bottom of the blanket. My question is do you have any tutorials on how to pick up stitches on the Cast on Row. Or would you have another suggestion to square off the blanket. ? thank you.
Hello Deb,
Thank you for reaching out- what a great idea! You can follow the tutorial for picking up stitches along a horizontal edge.
I’m happy to hear you figured it out!
Happy knitting,
Marilla
Hi, I love this pattern and am going to knit for my new grand-nephew, due in April. I’m going to use a different yarn than you used for your project, as I need something a little less expensive and that has a good amount of color choices (mainly blues/teals/greens -kind of an ombre effect). I am hoping you can give me some suggestions on your yarns that would work well with this pattern, be appropriate for a baby, and fits my needs listed above. Thank you very much for your assistance.
Hi Lee,
Thanks for writing in! I think that this blanket would be lovely using Manos Maxima. It has a wide range of blues and greens and it incredibly soft! I would recommend going up a needle size when using this yarn.
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
Thank you for your reply. Much appreciated!
My Mum would like to knit this for my baby; we live in the UK – is it possible to buy this yarn in the UK? Would love to do it in the colours shown too as its so attractive. Thank you.
Hi Lisa,
Thanks for reaching out and for your kind words! At present, our yarns are available exclusively through our NYC shop and on our website. We do ship internationally and ship to the UK regularly. More information regarding shipping can be found here: https://www.purlsoho.com/shipping/
For this lovely blanket, a number of the colors have since been retired. As an alternative I would suggest Turmeric Yellow, Persimmon Orange, Super Pink, Field Mouse and Oyster Gray with the Heirloom White as the background. This is a bit more of a bright color story but I do think that it would be lovely. We’d also be happy to help with an alternate colorway if you have colors that you would like to incorporate!
Best,
Cassy
I have knit this blanket twice,
I used Sublime baby cashmere merino silk, dk. Aside from the price of the wool (which at 10 balls is a bit insane) I know that these blankets will be treasured.
It knits up beautifully and I have had so many comments about how difficult it is, but it was very easy to make.
Thanks for creating and sharing such a beautiful project.
Cheryl
Hi! I made this blanket as a test/use up some old yarn project and it came out lopsided. I used a multicolored yarn for the left side wedges and a solid color yarn for the right side wedges. I assumed the lopsided-ness was from using the same weight but a different brand yarn. I am now making an official baby blanket, and I’m lopsided again. I am using all the same weight and color of yarn. I counted ridges and on both blankets, the left side wedges have more ridges than the right side wedges. Based on stitch count, there should be 60 rows or 30 ridges for each wedge. Only the right side wedges have the correct number of ridges. What am I doing wrong? I have 6-8 extra ridges on the left (colored) wedges.
I figured it out! I had to knit a smaller version of the blanket to see it, but I was counting the wrapped stitch on the colored wedges, so I had only 3 stitches between wrapped stitches. Not sure how I didn’t see that before, but knitting wedges 1 and 2 differently made it so that I counted correctly on wedge 2 but not wedge 1. So, onward!
Hi Denice,
So glad that it worked out!
Best,
Cassy
Do you have a baby hat pattern that incorporates this blanket design? If not, can you suggest a hat that would complement the design? I have enough yarn left for a hat and booties to go with the blanket. Turning out beautifully!
Hi Lee,
Thanks for writing in! Sadly, we do not have a matching hat for this blanket! We do have a number of hats that would work using Mulberry Merino! You could make:
https://www.purlsoho.com/create/2018/01/24/four-spokes-hat/
https://www.purlsoho.com/create/2017/10/13/top-down-ear-flap-hat/
https://www.purlsoho.com/create/2008/03/09/whits-knits-rochefort-chapeau/
I think that any of these options would be lovely!
Cassy
I don’t know if I’m reading the pattern incorrectly or if there is a misprint. Wedge #1 is fine, but I’m confused with wedge #2. Row 1 (of wedge 2) is “k5, wrp-t” which in my interpretation means the wrp-t is on stitch #6. So following on, with the wrp-t every 5th stitch, the last wrp-t on this wedge would be on stitch #4 (and not stitch #5 as the pattern says). Please clarify. Much appreciated.
Hello Lee,
Thank you for reaching out! After knitting Row 1 “(right side): With Yarn B, K5, wrp-t.”, you will then knit Row 2 “Knit to end of row.” and Row 3 “Knit to previous wrapped stitch, knit that stitch, then k4, wrp-t.” you will then repeat rows 2 and 3 until you have wrapped the fifth stitch from the end of the row, and end with Row 2. This means you will only knit 5 before your wrap and turn on the first rown of the second wedge.
I hope this clears things up for you and happy knitting!
-Marilla
I would like to purchase the yarn for the Blue Sky color wedge blanket….only Black Green, Heirloom White and Oyster Gray are listed as available and 3 colors are not?
Any suggestions? Thank you. Becca
Hi again – I just found your Maxima yarn…gorgeous colors….28 yds less per skein….would I need 2 skeins of each of the 6 colors and 3 of the background color??
HI Becca,
Thanks for writing in! Sadly, a number of the colors used in this blanket have been discontinued! You can certainly use an alternate yarn here. The blanket would be beautiful in Manos Maxima. Maxima does knit up at a different gauge and as such you will need to go up to a US 7 and the blanket will be larger. You should be able to use just one skein of each contrast color and I would suggest buying 3 skeins of the main color. Be sure to wind just two of the main color as there is a chance that you may not need the third.
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
I don’t knit, but crochet. Could I do this blanket? Do you have a pattern? I’m thinking single crochet and where you say wrap I add new color and crochet five with main color. So I decrease color A by five each row. Would that work?
Hi Tracy,
Thanks for writing in! At present, we only have this pattern available as a knit blanket. We will certainly keep your request in mind for the future!
Best,
Cassy
Casey, thank you for your help – Becca
Hey! I am about to switch to wedge 2, but I can’t tell which side is the RIght and which is wrong. My starting yarn and working yarn are both at the tip of the narrow side of the wedge one. Did I forget to K150 on the last wedge? Do I start wedge 2 on the large side, or the narrow side?
Thank you!
Hello Eleanor,
Thank you for reaching out! You start wedge 2 on the narrow side of the first wedge. I hope this helps and let us know if you have any further questions!
Happy knitting,
Marilla
Hi
I would like to knit this in blue sky but don’t seem to find the colors in stock. Do you offer a bundle for this blanket? Any idea when the colors will be back on the shelves? If not, any alternatives you might suggest?
Thank you for your reply, have a nice day
Lula
Hi Lula,
Thanks for writing in! The yarn bundles for this project are no longer available and some of the colors are discontinued. You can certainly put together your own color way using the lovely colors of Mulberry Merino that we presently have available!
Best,
Cassy
I’m confused, I used the same yarn and ran out 20 stitches before the end at the widest part. Is it just me did I stitch too loose? It certainly doesn’t seem too loose.
I forgot to say I was on my first wedge.
Hello Donna,
Thank you for writing us and I’m sorry to hear this happened! Do you know what gauge you are getting? The first thing I would do is measure your stitches to find out how many stitches per inch you are getting. You should have plenty of yarn for each wedge.
I hope this helps and let us know how it goes!
-Marilla
I have just begun this project. I am at least 25 rows in. Here is my concern. You said it would be correct if there were 4 stitches between the wrapped stitch. I am not sure which one is the wrapped stitch, but I have 5 stitches between the slight hole it makes. I would include a picture but it won’t let me? If I keep this up consistently , will it be correct. Do I need to count different for wedge two, since it is the opposite??
Hello Dean,
Thank you for reaching out! You’ll know you’re wrapping the correct stitch if there are 4 regular knit stitches between wrapped stitches. I suspect that the 5th stitch is your wrapped stitch, so it would be 4 knit stitches and then 1 stitch that is wrapped and then the gap. Does this make sense? If you would like to send us a picture at Store@purlsoho.com we can go from there.
I hope we can help and happy knitting!
-Marilla
I am going to send you a picture, thanks.
Hi, I am no pro bit not a novice either. You are only wrapping once per row, correct? So row 1 is, well, 1 Row 2 knit144, wrp-t so you turn and that creates row 3?
Repeat Rows 2 and 3 until you have wrapped the fifth stitch from the end of the row, and end with Row 2? How many rows is this?
Hello Kathy,
Thank you for writing us! Yes, each short row, row counts as one row. After completing rows 1 and 2, you will repeat rows 4 and 3 until you wrap the fifth stitch from the beginning, and you will end with Row 3. For a more detailed explanation of short rows, check out our Short Row Tutorial! I hope this helps and let us know if you have any further questions!
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
Hi,
How to make this blanket larger? What is the multiple?
Thanks
Hi Linda,
Thanks for writing in! Due to the nature of this pattern, the best way to scale it up, is to use a thicker yarn and larger needles. You can also always add additional wedges to increase the length! I think that the blanket would be lovely in a thicker yarn, just be sure to knit a gauge swatch to see which needles will make the most pleasing fabric! This will also give you an idea of how large the blanket will be. Once you know the number of stitches per inch that you are getting, you can divide the cast on number by your stitches per inch and that will tell you how wide the blanket will be at your gauge.
Happy knitting!
Cassy
Thanks Purl Soho for such a wonderful pattern. Really easy and versatile. Can’t wait to finish…. I’ve cast in 200 so it could be a while!?
Is this a pattern that even a somewhat beginner could do? I am looking to do one baby blanket and then perhaps a larger one as a lapghan for on the couch.
Thanks!
Hello Liz,
Thank you for reaching out! I would say this blanket is more of an intermediate project, because of he short rows. That being said it is a fantastic intro to short rows, so if you are game to learn a new skill I would say go for it. I would recommend practicing on a small swatch before jumping in to sea if it is something you would enjoy making.
I hope this helps and happy knitting!
-Marilla
I’m having an issue with the “holes” left by the wrap-t. I’m following the directions. I’ve never done this technique yet. It also says “you do not need to work the wrapped stitches. Just knit the wrapped stitches as regular knit stitches.” ???
I’m on wedge 2 and am seeing holes and no clue as to how to fix them.
Hello Lisa,
Thank you for reaching out! This sounds very frustrating- you should not be getting holes from the wrap and turns. How big are the holes? If you would like you can send us a picture to Store@purlsoho.com.
I hope I can help!
-Marilla
It would be helpful to see what other knitters are experiencing. I too have been getting holes.
Thank you.
Hello Karen,
Thank you for writing in! You shouldn’t be getting holes where the wraps are. I’m curious if this is happening every time you are knitting back across your triangles? How big are the holes? Please feel free to e-mail us a photo at Store@purlsoho.com so we can further trouble shoot the issue. I hope I can help!
Warmly,
Marilla
I have just started this pattern, but I am a bit confused. It says to knit 144 stitches then wrap. Doesn’t that leave 5 I worked stitches? Many thanks
Hello Rachheal,
Thank you for reaching out! Yes, after knitting your 144 stitches you will wrap and turn leaving 5 stitches on your right needle as you turn your work to knit back across. This is what is creating your triangles.
I hope this helps and let me know if you have any further questions!
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
Thank you so much for replying! Now I’m stuck on the end of the 1st wedge. Do I have 4 unworked stitches once I complete the last wrap and turn? Many thanks!
Hello Racheal,
Thank you for this question. You are correct! You will then repeat row 3 and knit back across the row and then purl all 150 stitches. You are almost to the next wedge!
Happy knitting,
Marilla
I want to make the Colorful Wedges Blanket and increase size to 36″. I can calculate the number of stitches I will need to increase, but I want to know if I will need to increase the number of stitches between wrapped stitches. Thanks for responding.
Sally
Hello Sally,
This is a great question. You can either keep the same number of stitches between short rows or increase the number of stitches between your short rows. If you increase the number of stitches between your stitches your wedge angle will not be as steep. As long as everything is consistent it should work out!
I hope this helps and happy knitting!
-Marilla
i want to know if this instructions are also for smaller blanket for instance 110 stiches
Hi Lilian,
Thanks for writing in! You can work this pattern with any multiple of 4 plus 2 stitches, so it should work with a cast on of 110 stitches! You will just have to adjust Row 2 of Wedge 1 to work your wrap and turn 6 stitches from the end of the row. The rest of the pattern should then work as written!
Best of luck and happy knitting!
Julianna
Hi! I’m about to start this blanket and since I’ve not done wrap and turns before, I’d like to practice a bit. Could you give me any tips on how I would “shrink” this pattern to swatch size? Thanks!
Hello Connie,
Thank you for reaching out! This is a great idea, I would recommend casting on 36 stitches and following the pattern as written. for Row 2:(wrong side): K30, wrp-t
I hope this helps and good luck!
-Marilla
Hi,
I’m also seeing holes in my work. Have you solved that problem yet?
Many thanks!
Heather
Hi Heather,
Thanks for reaching out, and I’m sorry to hear you’re running into this problem! We don’t have a general solution since there are a few issues that could cause holes, so please send us a picture of your work at customerservice@purlsoho.com and we’d be happy to take a look!
Best,
Julianna
Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
I found the German Short Row method is very easy so switched to that and it looks much better.
Hi friends from Purl Soho! I’ve already knitted this beautiful blanket and wanted to do it again with the “original” colors. However, I am afraid some of them are not availible anymore for the “pink sunrise” version. What is your alternative wool suggestion? I was considering Posy, but the re-fixing colours process rather discourages me. What about the Linen Quill? Any other idea of wool and colour combination with intense pink? Thank you and regards from Spain, Europe!
Hi Leticia,
Thanks so much for the kind words – it’s so exciting to find a pattern that you enjoy so much you have knit it again! I would suggest substituting our Cashmere Merino Bloom. It is just about the same weight as Mulberry Merino, and we just added quite a few new colors that include some lovely bright pinks and corals!
Happy knitting!
Julianna
Thank you!¡ I think I am going to use a selection of different types of wool, respecting the weight the pattern calls for as you suggested. The cashmere merino bloom are certainly in! It’s a beautiful pattern, I really enjoyed knitting it, and never encountered any “hole ‘ issue when knitting the short rows! Thanks for your quick and kind reply!
Hi there,
I have already knit this blanket twice with worsted wool. I would like to make it again with a super bulky yarn that has about 2.5 stitches to the inch. I am thinking of casting on 102 stitches for a good size blanket. Will that work and, if so, would I use the same stitch count number for the w & t’s?
Thanks!
Hi Carol,
Thanks for reaching out! At 2.5 stitches per inch, 102 stitches will result in about a 40 inch blanket, which is a nice throw size. To begin the short rows, you will knit to 6 stitches from the end before working the first wrap and turn, and then work the rest of the short rows as written.
Happy knitting!
Julianna
Beginner here. I started this but found it was curling. I thought I’d made a mistake by alternating knit and purl rows, so I ripped out my first wedge and started over. However, when I wrap and turn at the end of the first row, my yarn is now in front, which makes me think I should purl back to the beginning. Does knit always mean knit in a pattern? Help!
Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for reaching out! Yes, you should be knitting every row of this blanket. After turning, you will simply need to move your yarn to the back in order to knit the next row.
I hope that clears things up!
Julianna
I love your blanket but why the short rows? Could it not be knitted intarsia style with 2 balls of wool on each row? I was also thinking about making a full size blanket with the wedges on either side and a plain stripe in the middle
Hello Jenannie,
Thank you for reaching out- these are some exciting design ideas! You could certainly create alter this pattern to incorporate intarsia instead of short rows. The transition from color to color will look different because it will be an intarsia transition rather than a row to row transition.
Let us know how it goes!
-Marilla
I’ve finished Wedges 1 and 2, and am now about to start on Wedge 3 with Yarn C. It says to repeat Wedge 1, but that starts with casting on 150 stitches. Should I knit 150 stitches on the wrong side instead?
Hello Yvonne,
Thank you for reaching out! For wedge 3 you will just ignore the cast on instruction and jump to row 1.
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
I think that I am making a mistake on the second wedge. I knit the turn stitch and then knit the next four stitches…that is five stitches. Then on the next stitch (6th stitch) I wrap and turn. This has made the second wedge shorter and hence shorter on one side. So should I have four total stitches and then turn on the next (or fifth) stitch? If so, do you have any suggestions as to how I can balance the two sides? I love the pattern and am enjoying knitting the blanket!
Hi Cindy,
thank you for reaching out! You’ll know you’re wrapping the correct stitch if there are 4 regular knit stitches between wrapped stitches. It sounds like your mistake might have been in wedge 1? You should always have 4 regular stitches between your wrap and turn stitches so if you knit your wrap with its stitch, knit four stitches, wrap and turn that is correct! It is pretty important for the angles to correspond with each row, unless you don’t mind having a lopsided blanket! since you are just on the Second wedge it might be worth starting over.
I hope this all makes sense and let us know if you have any further questions!
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
Hi Marilla,
I now see what I was doing wrong. I saw four stitches between the wrapped stitch, but I was including the wrapped stitch in my count. Unfortunately I was seven wedges into the blanket so there was quite a bit of ripping, but I am hopefully back on track. Thank you for showing my mistake.
Cindy
Hi I am making this blanket and have ripped it out several times because the white wedges are wider. Am I making a mistake that I don’t recognize or is the wedge wider. Thanks for your help.
Hi Mary Ellen,
I am so sorry to hear that you are having difficulties! All of the wedges should be the same width. Each wedge should be 150 stitches wide. We would be happy to look at an image of your blanket to try to help figure out what might be happening to cause the wedge to be wider. Please do send an image to customerservice@purlsoho.com and we will do our best to help!
Best,
Cassy
Am I over thinking the pattern for the second wedge. Is it the same sequence as wedge one, only written differently? Thanks, ME
Hello Mary,
Thank you for reaching out! Yes, the second wedge is the first wedge, but reversed. This is why the directions are different.
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
Should my first row of wedge 2 be knit 144 stitches wrap the next stitch and head back leaving 5 stitches of the first color
Hi Mary Ellen,
Thanks for reaching out! You should be starting Wedge 2 at the narrow end of the completed Wedge 1, and your first row will be K5, Wrp-t as written in the pattern. If you are at the wrong end of Wedge 1, you can knit one row all the way across to start at the other edge of the blanket.
I hope that clears everything up!
Julianna
I am currently making this baby blanket. Love this pattern ! Only thing is that I didn’t realize it’s only a one sided blanket as you can see the color changes on the wrong side. Is there anyway to correct this ? Here’s hoping. B.
Hi Barb,
Thanks so much for the kind words and for writing in! Unfortunately there isn’t a way to change colors in garter stitch without having a different appearance on one side of the work. Although the wrong side will look a bit different, we find that it is usually fairly unobtrusive, and no one will notice once there is an adorable baby snuggled up in the blanket!
Best,
Julianna
Can this be done using intarsia for each row thereby bypassing the need to knit wedges?
Hello Deirde,
Thank you for reaching out! You could certainly do this, you will just want to be sure that is spaced out properly to create the wedge.
I hope this helps, but let us know if you have any further questions!
Happy knitting,
-Marilla
I just finished my first wedge. It looks too big compared to the picture posted on the website. How many rows should be completed to finish the wedge? Or what is the measurement of the wedge at the wide side. My gauge is the same as is written on the pattern. I can’t figure out what I am doing wrong. I knit to 5 stitches remaining at the end and then wrp-t. Which then looks like 4 stitches on the other side of the needle. Is this correct? Please help!
Hello Michelle,
Thank you for reaching out! Yes, you knit till 5 stitches before the most recently wrapped stitch, and then wrap and turn. When you turn your work it looks like 4 stitches, because the 5th was wrapped. This sounds like it could be a gauge issue, rather than a row count issue. How many stitches per inch are you getting? What is the measurement of your wedge? Our wedges are 6″ at the highest point.
I hope I can help and happy knitting!
-Marilla
When I count my rows at the highest point it is 74. When I count your rows from the picture it is only 60. I am wrapping correctly. I have done the first wedge twice and come up with the exact same rows. My height at the tallest is 7 inches. My gauge is good. there is something amiss with the number of rows. Any thoughts?
Hello Michelle,
Thanks for the clarifying information! Yes, we have 60 rows, and this gives us the 6″ hight on gauge. If you are reducing your row by five stitches when you wrap and turn then you will also get 60 rows. I’m not sure what could be going wrong, but it does sound like it is an issues that is happening in the process of your wrap and turns. I know that when I’m knitting garter stitch it is easy for me to get in the zone and knit a couple extra rows without realizing it. This would give you some extra rows? I like using a row counter to help me remember that I have to do a wrap and turn after every other row.
I hope this is helpful and let us know if you have any further questions!
-Marilla
I hope this helps
Hi, I made this blanket with Australian 4ply Baby Yarn and was quite pleased with the result, however the sides were not as neat as the ones in your pictures.Do you have any tips on obtaining a better edge at the end of each row?
Thanks Anne
Hi Anne,
Thanks for reaching out! It’s very common for any irregularities in tension to work themselves out to the edges of your work and result in a somewhat untidy edge. You may want to try slipping the first stitch of each row to even things out, but often just paying extra attention to how you hold your yarn throughout each row, not just on the edges, to make sure that each stitch is as even as possible, will help the edges turn out neater.
Best of luck, and I hope that helps!
Julianna
I made this for my grandson and it is beautiful, except the Mulberry Merino pills something terrible! It makes me so sad. WHY does is pill so badly?
Hi Cheryl,
Thanks for reaching out! All animal fiber yarns will pill to some degree, and unfortunately many of the qualities that make a yarn extra soft – such as using fibers that are short and fine like merino, and a looser twist or ply – will also result in more of a tendency to pill. However, you can remove the pills and fuzz with a sweater comb or Gleener and the blanket will look good as new, and after a few fuzz removals, usually the fiber will settle down and pilling will reduce dramatically.
I hope that helps!
Julianna
I’m a fairly new knitter but I’ve done a few projects so far and want to try this one. However, I had a few questions as I was reading through the pattern. How do you connect the yarn colours between wedges? Are any of the wedges connected as you make them or do you have to seam them at the end? And if I were to make this bigger, possibly into a throw blanket, would I just cast on more stitches and leave the same distance between wrapped stitches?
Thank you so much!
Hi Camryn,
Thanks for reaching out! I’m happy to report that there are no seams at all in this blanket! After each wedge is formed with short rows, you simply knit across all the stitches with the new color and then knit the new wedge. Yes, as long as you cast on a multiple of 5 and start your first short row by wrapping the 5th stitch from the end, you can make the blanket larger!
Happy knitting!
Julianna
Iam writing to ask about the first row. It says to knit 144 then w&t. Should it not be 145?
Hi Anita,
Thanks for reaching out! 144 stitches is correct! After knitting 144 stitches, you will work your wrap and turn on the 145th stitch, leaving 5 stitches unworked.
I hope that clears things up!
Julianna
First, I’m confused by where it says at the end of wedge 1 “Next Row (wrong side): K150 to end of row (see Notes, above).” The previous row was only 5 stitches, right? So how do you “K150 to end of row”? Does this mean you are knitting along the angle of the wedge?
Secondly, are you using the wrap t at the end of each row in Wedge 2 to connect the new color to Wedge 1?
Sorry if the answers to these questions are really obvious but I’m new to this!
Thanks!
Hi Jessica,
Thank you for reaching out- these are great questions and it sounds like you have a good idea of what’s coming! I find the image below the Wedge 2 section to be really helpful when imagining how these two wedges will come together. In the photo above, Wedge 1 is the mustard color, and the wrap and turns were used to decrease the amount of worked stitches row by row until there were 5 stitches, creating a long triangle. In the last row of Wedge 1, you are knitting across the full 150 stitches, working any wrapped stitches as a regular knit stitch and ignoring the wraps- this will bring you back to the narrow end of your triangle. Now, in the white Wedge 2 section, you’ll be starting from the narrow end at the bottom right and using wrap and turns to increase the amount of worked stitches row by row, creating an upside down triangle that fits perfectly together with the first one. I hope that helps and makes sense, but do let me know if you have any more questions!
Happy knitting!
Gaby
This is my first Wrp-t project I see that there are some patterns with wrp-t where you need to pick-up up the wrapped stitch. There are others where you knit across it like nothing happened.
For this project, do I need to pick up that wrapped stitch?
When I got to this part of wedge 1 “Next Row (wrong side): K150 to end of row (see Notes, above).” I did not have 150 stitches left, I think it’s because I did not pick up the wrapped stitch. I read the ‘notes’ but the way it is written didn’t make sense to me as a newbie. Thanks!
Hi Christie,
Thanks for reaching out! Most of the time in garter stitch projects, like this blanket, it isn’t necessary to pick up the wrap, as the textured fabric will disguise any holes left by the wrap & turns quite nicely. The note is simply explaining that you don’t need to pick up the wraps! Picking up the wrap or not doesn’t affect how many stitches you have on the needle, however, so you should have had the correct number of stitches! At this point in the pattern, you should have worked short rows all the way across your work so the wedge is complete, and ended with a row 3, so you are at the end of your work, not in the middle of a row, with the wrong side facing. You will then knit a complete row across all 150 stitches which, if you started with the correct number of stitches, you should still have.
I hope that clears things up!
Julianna
Hello!
I just finished this blanket and it’s lovely! But I’m not a very experienced knitter and I’m having trouble with weaving in some of the ends, specifically the ends at the thin edge of the colourful wedges. Do you have any recommendations for how to weave in the ends as subtly as possible? I actually really like the look of the transition row on the wrong side and I’m finding that my normal method of weaving in for garter stitch is ruining it.
Hi Samantha,
Congratulations on your finished blanket! Although it can be a bit more challenging than other techniques, the most invisible method for weaving in ends would be to use duplicate stitch, which we demonstrate on garter stitch in our Weaving In Your Ends tutorial, about halfway down the page. As long as you work the duplicate stitch over the same color as the yarn tail, it should be nearly invisible and won’t interfere with the look of the join between the two colors!
I hope that helps!
Julianna
I have almost completed the first wedge and I have 8 stitches left from the last wrap. As I understand it, there should be only 5 stitches left from the last wrap. Where am I going wrong?
Judging by the number of questions/comments, would it be possible to expand on the directions.
Thank you.
Hi Pat
Thanks for reaching out! There should be 4 regular knit stitches between wrapped stitches across the row. It’s possible you miscounted and possibly have 5 stitches somewhere, or 3 and this is why your remaining number of stitches is off. I would double-check the numbers across the row, to see if you can find any discrepancies, because this might throw the angle of the wedge off making it look different from the others. I hope this helps!
Happy knitting
Jessica
i would like to make this blanket for my new grandaughter. I thought it would be quick and easy given that it is all garter stitch. I am a bit intimidated by the wrp-t technique here. I looked briefly at the video tutorial. For this pattern, are we to follow the technique for the knit side or the purl side? I regret to say that these things do not come easily for me. I will appreciate clear, basic explanation.
Thank you,
Rose S.
Hi Rose,
Thanks for reaching out! Since this blanket is knit in garter stitch, you will always be following the knit-side instructions for the wrap and turns. Once you follow the tutorial once or twice and get going, the pattern should become quite easy and intuitive to follow, and we are always here to help if you have any more questions!
Best,
Julianna
Hello! I’d like to add an attached icord all the way around. Do you have any tutorials for how to do this? I can find ones for the casting on edge, the sides and the binding off, but not for the corners.
Thanks so much.
Hi Colleen,
Thanks for getting in touch! Yes, we do have an Attached I-Cord tutorial, but ours also does not include specific instructions for going around the corners of a square or rectangle. However, it’s quite easy to do! Whenever you get to a corner of your blanket, you will work one row of I-Cord without attaching it, then resume working the Attached I-Cord as normal. You can see a little more detail on how to do this in the border instructions for our Beautyberry Blanket!
Happy knitting!
Julianna
Hello,
Is there a cotton yarn ‘equivalent’ that could be used in place of Mulberry Merino for this blanket? If so, what would it be?
Thank you!
Hi Tess,
Great question! Yes, our Cotton Pure is the same weight as Mulberry Merino and would be fantastic in this blanket! Although I would recommend knitting a gauge swatch to make sure, you should be able to obtain the same gauge and knit the pattern without any modifications.
Happy knitting!
Julianna
Thank you, Julianna!!
In the beginning of the comments you say it is a multiple of 4 + 2 and at the end of the comments you say it’s a repeat of 5. I am confused and want to make the blanket wider by just a bit. On a sample using the 5 as the repeat I have 5 on one end and 4 on the other. Please clarify. Thanks so much. It’s such a cute blanket.
Hi Michelle,
Thanks for writing in, and I apologize for the confusion! The correct multiple for this blanket is 5, and you are right that you won’t have the exact same number of stitches outside of the wrap and turns at each end of the wedges – we also had 5 stitches before the first wrap and turn at one end and 4 stitches before the other. You can now knit across all your stitches and start the second wedge instructions!
Happy knitting!
Julianna
I love this pattern so much I just had to thank you PS people. I decided against the blanket I was planning to make, and my friend and I were both looking through patterns. She spotted this and sent me the link and I was like, this is it. I can’t wait for my grandson to get it for Chanukah. (it’s Kelevima on Ravelry)